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Temporary traffic order for Northampton's Kingswell Street

03 July 2014

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New traffic restrictions in Northampton town centre will come into effect next week.

As one part of a series of measures designed to ease town centre congestion, Northamptonshire County Council, in conjunction with Northampton Borough Council, is implementing a traffic regulation order to close Kingswell Street to through traffic between Woolmonger Street and Gold Street.

Councillor Michael Clarke, county council cabinet member for transport, highways and environment, said: “This temporary order will come into effect on Monday and it will be valid for eighteen months to allow us to monitor and assess its impact on town centre traffic movements.”

David Mackintosh, Leader of Northampton Borough Council, said: “Road congestion in town centres is sometimes unavoidable, but when it arises we do what we can as local authorities to deal with it.

“The causes of these issues can be many and varied – from road signal malfunctions to accidents, or events taking place in the town – but people looking for shortcuts can compound the problem.

“We believe that by stopping traffic being funnelled along College Street and into Bradshaw Street, we ought to be able to reduce the pressure on the road system in that area.”

Vehicles will no longer be able to travel up Kingswell Street and on to Bradshaw Street via College Street removing “rat running” from Bradshaw Street. Access to College Street will be via St Katherines Street.

The existing traffic orders on Gold Street will remain in force restricting access to buses, taxis and delivery vehicles from Marefair only. This will enable some limited access from Gold Street to the first part of College Street suitable for smaller vehicles only.

Signs and bollards to enforce these restrictions will be put in place by Northamptonshire Highways during week commencing 7th July 2014.